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Officer acquitted in death of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting
Officer Connor Grubb was acquitted after a jury found insufficient evidence to convict in the fatal 2023 shooting of 21-year-old pregnant Ta'Kiya Young.
- On August 24, 2023, a Franklin County jury of nine women and three men acquitted Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb of murder in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, who was about six months pregnant.
- Blendon Township officers approached Young's car after a Kroger employee flagged her as a suspected shoplifter, and bodycam shows Young refusing to exit before her car rolled forward and officers fired on Nov. 21, 2025.
- Jurors were shown bodycam footage and trial images, including shots of Grubb's feet off the ground when he fired, while Franklin County Common Pleas Judge David Young dropped four counts related to Young's unborn daughter and experts testified on use-of-force, accident reconstruction, and police policy.
- Grubb remains on leave while civil and administrative matters continue, with Young's estate filing a lawsuit against Grubb, Blendon Township police department and Kroger, and the department delaying internal review until after the criminal case.
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Officer acquitted in death of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting
An Ohio officer who fatally shot a pregnant Black mother in a supermarket parking lot after she was accused of shoplifting has been acquitted of murder.
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